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To: Longbow1969

GREECE’S coalition government has expelled 43 deputies from its ranks in parliament, over dissent in a crucial debt vote.

The Socialists and conservatives expelled 22 and 21 lawmakers, respectively, from their parliamentary groups early on , reducing their majority in the 300-seat parliament from 236 to 193.

The vote is considered crucial for Greece to secure multibillion rescue packages and avoid bankruptcy next month.

A third coalition partner, the rightist LAOS party, effectively withdrew from the government on Friday after its leader publicly opposed the deal.

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/breaking-news/greek-mps-expelled-over-dissent/story-e6frg12u-1226269563152?from=public_rss

Actually the government appears to be falling apart. It just has not hit the major press wires yet.


21 posted on 02/12/2012 7:02:39 PM PST by EBH (God Humbles Nations, Leaders, and Peoples before He uses them for His Purpose)
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To: EBH
athens on fire tonite...
23 posted on 02/12/2012 7:06:57 PM PST by tcrlaf (Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
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To: EBH

Government vice-president and Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos warned on Saturday that “Greece is worn out and desperate, and is in danger of making a huge mistake,” addressing the PASOK party’s parliamentary group.

He underlined that the real dilemma regarding the new bailout plan, which emanates from the Oct. 26 EU summit agreements, is the sacrifices foreseen (in the plan), as opposed to even more sacrifices, national humiliation, cutbacks and squalor. amna

He ruled out so-called ‘alternative solutions’ of unruly and structured default, saying that in both cases this would be translated into more conditions, “ones taken at gunpoint”.

Venizelos said an unruly default would bring Greece to the verge of civil war, followed by the “the glorious Greece of the drachma, where those who have exported their money abroad will come back to buy the country under colonial terms.”

In his address to Parliament’s economic committee later in the afternoon, which convened to discuss the new bailout plan, he added:

“If we don’t approve the measures we will be led to an unruly bankruptcy, which means total dissolution of the economic, social and institutional web of the country.”
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2012/02/12/fin-min-default-could-bring-greece-to-the-verge-of-civil-war/


25 posted on 02/12/2012 7:11:30 PM PST by EBH (God Humbles Nations, Leaders, and Peoples before He uses them for His Purpose)
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To: EBH
Actually the government appears to be falling apart. It just has not hit the major press wires yet.

Well the Erocrates are on them so many will cut and run rather than get caught with their hand in the cookie jar. It's each man for himself in many respects. Rather like when our elections look like the other party might win there's a jumping overboard which is sure to take place beforehand.

These guys are going to take the money and run!

36 posted on 02/12/2012 7:44:54 PM PST by caww
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To: EBH

Yea, that’s my assessment as well. The current government is socialist, and they have no effective ideals for cutting spending. It’s like asking a pig to fly... the pig looks at you and says “WTF? Really?”

The problem for Greece is that they have no other political culture except “left” and “further left.” There is no notion of “make your own money.” There’s only leeches and those who have money or property and are dodging taxation because they’re tired of being taxed blind to support deadbeats.

Their economy is swirling the drain right now. They’ve passed well beyond the point where they can earn their way out of their sovereign debt obligations.


38 posted on 02/12/2012 7:53:26 PM PST by NVDave
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